This past weekend, we travelled to Sioux Falls, South Dakota! We were in Sioux Falls for our friends Paul and Laura's wedding. I wasn't really sure what to expect in Sioux Falls...I mean, it's a town of about 160,000. I suppose I thought it would be a lot of farmlands and chain restaurants. And there was some of that. Yet I was pleasantly surprised by the charm of Sioux Falls, and I wanted to Continue Reading
Fit Tip Friday: Are You Ready to Train for a Marathon?
Last Friday's Fit Tip was How to Pick Your First (Or Next) Marathon, but how do you know when/if you're even ready to train for a marathon? Notice that I didn't write are you ready to "do" a marathon, but rather whether you are ready to "train for a marathon." This is because the hardest part of a marathon is the training and that statement is coming from a girl who really loves the Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: The Wedding Day 5k
This past Saturday was the wedding of our former running club coach Paul and another good running club friend Laura (So many love stories begin in the Calhoun Beach Running Club - join today! hehe) I plan to share more pictures from this beautiful wedding in a "Fits on the Road: Sioux Falls" post later this week, but first I want to share with you the awesomeness that was the Wedding Day Continue Reading
Tilda Tuesdays: Tips for Running in the Heat With Your Dog
It's Tuesday, which means it's time for another installment of Tilda Tuesdays! Today, I am sharing a few tips for running in the heat with your dog. Part of why we selected the vizsla breed for our first dog because we knew they are supposed to be great running companions. It's true- Matilda loves to run, and she's a great running companion. However, in the heat of summer, I do have to be Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: A Wedding 5k and Running in the Humidity.
It's Sunday, so it is time for the Weekly Recap at the Right Fits! Let's start with fitness... What's happening in fitness this week? Last week, my recap included a lot of running but not a lot of cross training. This week was a little more balanced. Monday: 1 hour long barre class at The Barre in the morning and then 7 mile run with the Calhoun Beach Running Club. I had a 20 minute tempo Continue Reading
Fit Tip Friday: How to Select Your First Marathon.
So you've successfully completed your first half marathon, and you're thinking it's time to move it up a notch. Or, maybe you watched a friend run a marathon recently, and thought to yourself, "I want to do that too!" You're thinking it's time to cross "Complete a Marathon" off of your bucket list. The problem is...how do you decide which marathon to do? There are a lot of factors to Continue Reading
Tilda Tuesdays: Grooming Your Vizsla
Hi all, and welcome back to Tilda Tuesdays! If you're coming here for running advice, I'll be back with more running posts later this week. But Tuesdays are officially all about our vizsla Matilda. Today, let's talk about grooming! One really great characteric of the vizsla breed is that they are a very clean dog that needs minimal grooming. They only shed a tiny bit (we don't even notice). But Continue Reading